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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15
QUA SCHOOLS.
ANNUAL REPORT o. COUNTY SUPER
INTENDENr Of SCHOOLS.


The following report Of County Superin
,endent ri Schools David Calhrraih, viii
prove of general interest to our readers.
1t is thorough, while the recommendations
made arr worthy of the attention NJ the
Board q: commissioners and all parents:
To THE Hon. THE COUNTY COMMISSION Rs
~ FERGrs CouNrY:
In accordance .ith instructions given me
by tn. Territorial Sup't Of Public Insir
tim, | have the honor OF submitting to
you my iirst annual report al the schools
If this county.
There sre +: organized dist la the
county and l3 school houses.
Districts No. 2. 3. II 4 l3 rent buildings
in which ~ hold school.
Districts No. I. 2 3 Il : are fully supplied
with school furniture, ctr.. having globes
maps and unabridged dctionlries.
Districts No. 4 & q have dictionaries but
no other apparatus.
Districts No. = & . have ordered fan
supplies of school furniture.
The remaining five districts in the cotIaty
have M furniture. nor have the trustees ~
these districts made any effort to supply
their several schools with apparatus, with
out Nhieli No teacher can do justice ~ Che
work in hand.
would most respectfully urge that the
TRUSTEES al those istricts not furnished
with maps. etc. order full supply at once.
The school trustees of this county have.
With hut few rxcrptinns. been very d.rrlict
in pertaining h- duties of their office, hut
few ol them takin. any interest in their
srbonl-. beyond employing The teacher
aud rignins the warrants f,f teachers pay.
I.ut lew teachers reports record any visits
from trustees. Ii is the duty of tru.tecsto
visit their respective schools at least once
du,in. each term and see what the teacher
is doing: see nhriher he orshe be onI'-tent
~ assume entire costroi 81 the youth IN
his ar her rlarse
The district clerss. as n rule artend
Fl -rly IL the duties uf their offices. though
thus,. %; districts M. ] =, >. 10 aud ~
failed IL send me- their Trustees Reports
within the time specified by law, thereby
cpmpeilin. me- 10 transfer So per day for
days $40 in ali) from each of these dis
iricis, to the general school fund.
At the .n.! of the srhool year aug. 81
there wsr. | 1 teachers in this county bold
in- teachers certificates. ionf whirh were
ISSUED by ul., the other ! being certificates
is- ned in Other counties and endorsed ny me
-, the certificates issuc'i by me. l "as
.,-' class. : second. sad ! thi1l class
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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15
MONTANA NEWS.

Ex.Gov. and Mrs uai,ses have returned
from New York.
T.u,..,,d ,y,,,s -, or,e.i,,, WILL RI.
H.. ,,l,
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fa"i W" "F'h"K ~'"' are a""'"' =" START
general merchandise store at Custer sta
'''"' WI WV '''" 'eee' '"'''"'
Judge Mc'eary mas donated I" the Mon
'ana History s'ee'y "o""' ~" Volumes
~ MISCELLANEOUS i"r'' 'nc'""'hs 'neh'
reports es's'"t Vee !''irh"'S' e'c' '"'"''e'
heeier VIII nave 'hr'" shipPeu from DOE
man ~ I" ie" dass.-iirraid
Mr.. Chas. Mix and wife, oi Stanford. ar
rived in the city Last night. They are ON
their way east. aud will take their depar-
turr Tonight on the Manitoba. They will
first visit relatives ard f,iends Ia New York
ANA other eastern states ana afterwards
spend lew weeks III N'ss"ef'. IheF eN-
p'rt !" re'"r" I" ,"''r "''"'"'" ""i'e
carr! !" 'he -Pr'"e'-"'''r 'r'SS'
Hon. +. &. Bach departed for his former
home in New York on sunday. The Judge
was pnri iculnr to imprcss upon a journal
representative the entire absence eli lntcn
ton on his purt ia get married while 10 the
East. The business that takes him there
il settling M the estate oi his mother.
recently deceased. and he exipscis To retarn
to Montana u f." days before the Ne~
Year ~i'h""s'"l" Johrhti'
.,ntoinc .ud~ic, who about Year ago
had - large hoi- torn in his side by the ex-
ri"si"n of "A dynamite cap IN ms vest
pocket. and vino was expected 'o die II
lingering aeath from the wound. IS back
IL va san Francisco, where he was sent Tor
surgical treatment. He was operated upon
by l'r. Lowe 81 that city, who ,Et out srv-
rri,l III his ribs and rraoiusted such "l his
internal organs as were displaced. lie Is
NOW almost we'll, and experts soon W be
a- sound as ever.-isutte Miner.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

At n meetin. in Billings n short time
since to take actor against the propo-
~ition to remove the norther Indian
tribes TO the Crow reservation, the
following resolutions We're passed:
Whereas. We are informed that efforts
are h,ing made Ia effect the removal Of the
Indians Of Northern Montana. from their
present homes to the reservation OF the
'row tribe, aud
Whereas, In the portion oi Montana CON
siglnnn- {" the Grow Reserve. cities, towns
and villages. are briny built aud the wilder
meas trausi"r ned into prugsuctIru farms 10y
u II ur'ly aud patrioiig people. who have
sr.tled aud il Vested their ailh-re; believing
that ia the natural course 81 events in the
near future. III. trow triba would IN tine
main nc settled upon lands in -.veralty,
and lands Of their reserve nrt needed ny
them. would be thrown open and settled
upon b. an ipdu-t rious white population.
Which event would mat tally adya.-ce the
interests of the country at large and the
Indian ..ues, iur as tn the Crows be forever
At rest. and
Whereas The Grow Indians are becoming
more and more Disposed To settle upon
lands in severalty ard adopt the ways OF
the shi.e nan (many ri them having al
ready done -ol and il kept by themselves
uninilGenced by less civilized tribes would
, ere Iona by proper treatment p.eone self
supporting. prosperous And happy people.
and
Whereas. IL the northern tribes WIRE tn
plated. thoss uf The Grows .ho have not
IL. -. lll., l,.- ~. .li.n.--l ~ -.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

The copsrtnership heretofore existing
bet ween Jacob HOlze,ner and Frank Day,
nnsler the firm name Of Holxemer Il Day, ID
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
All accounts due the late firm will he col
lectetl by JncOt, Iiolxemer, who will also
pay all indebtedness Of the same.
JACOB HOLxEMER
FRANK DAY.
Lewistown, Mont. Dec. l. 1887.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

would most assurcdly abandon all thought
II il: and those who are settled would tie
disturbed unsettled and checked IN their
progress toward civilization for years TO
come by reason of crowding together OF the
many turbulent spirits Of the predatory
tribes alluded to. and the white people
instead Of having civilized Indians and
white men for neighbors ms they antic-
ina ted, would have for n-ishbors a horde
Of unta med savag-r.
Therefore be it Resolved. That we the
people Of Yellowstone county in mass meet
ing assembled. do in the interest al our
selves. our families and the Grow Indians,
most earnestly and soiemnly protest
against the locating Of the tribes mentioned
or any other tribe Of Indians on the Grow
reserve as being impolitic, unwise and I'M
lust. All III which is most respectfully sub
mitted.
BY order 81 commit ed,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15
TAKES HIS 0NN LIFE.
Citation SsiWgir ttres 8"iirt Into sis
llr.h Cau.i"g instant Death.

Last evening. at about $50 O'clock, a ris-
tol shot Wa heart ia tn" vicinity al III"
l.,st.Hi-c The discharge of nrearnis = oi
80 I.guent occurrence that many aho
heard the report did not give the p,at, er
n, ,in.ni's thought. i.ut the weap'n thu.
was discharged last night ended liz career
uf IA young man who, through dissipation
and -Atia,isa,.ec, caue Ia hook u,'oii HE as
u hur.isH.
,i.r.ion olin;s.. Sas,,c ni.ti,coi H. -.
il,ai " 10 committee. tie ra-h 1T =.
"a Lro,i..r ol NJ. NJ Il. >'iu-.e 's...e .,...r. d.
wiz, resides win his i.tni,. II, }. T.. Muf-
Rays buiiihg, h.xi a,o,'r Ia t..e ."'sioinee,
iIOu wholn W. obtained iiir iuiio~ihs par
ticuiais oi the s,u aiiaii; lbc ouhg man
had b~tn uIIu.iis :. nsni.rarlc uGrihs the
week anu Oh iasi evening Mas un.er the
itdaehce VI h.uor, winch during tue apseiee
oi i.Is bsptber lac eilerc,i ihe buuae, w-I't
...~- iD-s- . 80 = = =
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

On Wednesday, night of last week. at
about IL o'clock. Ayers ~ Armold's saw
mill on Mcdonald creek. was Il. stroyed by
fire. including "A small amount Of lumber
and shingles The proprietors had but re-
Gently bouehr the mill ri Il W. Noble Co.
The loss is estimated ut 81 900 The tire
is supposed Ia la v.originatcd from sparks
The propr-.ors state that they will be
able to save some Of the ma chiumry. aud
expect to be manufacturing lumber again
within 20 DAYS.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

LAND OFFICE AT HELENA. MoSTANA,t
December 10, 1887. !
Totice Is hereby given that the following named
ttl.r has filed notice of his intention to make
fna! proof in support Of his claim, and that said
,sroof will he male before the Probate Judge Of
Fergus County, Montana Territory, ut Lewis
town, NJ. T., on January - 1887. viz:
Arthur COwrsmey.
who made Homestead application No. 1901 for thu
So NEi4, M SEQ, sec. II. TIP II n, X. 12E
continuous re,idence upon. and cultivation Of
said land. viz: John II Waite. Breathitt Gray
John Davidson and Carl Walter, all Of Utica
Fergus county. Montana.
:. W. LASGHoESE. Reg 'ster.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

fiil sister.in.law. Mrs. Single. tried Ia
persuade him to put It back. Gs she had
herd him make threats on his life before.
and supposed the revolver was hidden
away in a trunk until he took il from his
valisc. To her question as To what he was
going to do, he said "ii made no difference,
We did not care snap far his life. or
words of similar import. He walked out
Of the hack door to the rear of the 10, and
snon II shot was heard. Mrs. Single
did not b. ieve then that he had taken his
:ie but that he had fired to frighfen her
but ss he did not return to the house. "a
search va. made by his brother, who
to,tnsi his PROSTATE form at the roiri above
indicated. He had shot himself it, the
head, the bullet entering Oh the right side,
ca,i.iny instant death.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15
Tie CHI jSlm.S Tree.

Remember the Christmas tree festivities
To he given in the Methodist church on
Saturday evening, Dee. 9Th. Prepara-
tions are being made that will guarantee
a pleasant time to youn, and old. Every
body invited To come aud bring their
presents. old Santa Claus will he o.. hand
t. distribute them.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15
FARM LOANS.

We are prepared to negotiate long time
loans ON improved farms in Fergus county.
For particulars apply to
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-15

WALLACE, STYLES Z THORNBURGH,
Helena, Montana.
Or, RUDoLF voS ToBEL. JR., Lewistown.
Rcierence-First National Bank. Helena.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10
BarthOldi'S Great Work,

The statue of Liberty enlightening the world
which stands on Bedloes Island, in the harbor of
New York, is one of the most sublime artistic
conceptions of modern times. The torch of the
goddess lights the nations of the earth to peace,
prosperity and progress, through Liberty. But
s'liberty" is empty word to the thousands of
poor women enslaved by physical ailments a
hundred fold more tyrannical than any Nero.
To such sufferers DR.. Perce's Favorite PFescrp-
ton holds forth the promise of speedy cure. 1t
is specific in all those arrangements, irregular
tiles and weaknesses which make life a burden to
$50 many women. The only medicine sold by
druggists, under a positive guarantee from the
manufacturers, that it will give satisfaction in
every case, or money will be refunded. See guar
antee printed on wrapper enclosing bottle
They tell good story Of Jesse Packard of
Buckheld, Me. The old man was not a teetotaler,
and one evening going home from the tavern
pretty full, picked quarrel with a neighbor and
was knocked out in the fight that followed. His
limp and apparently lifeless body was carried
home, and one OF his boys seeing it, moaned:
"Oh, dad, you are kilt you are kilt!'
Old Packard never stirred, but he growled out:
''Well, d-n it, don't you suppose l know it
swell as you dO?''
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10
GREAT is ALASKA.
Governor SwinefOrd, the Enthuisas-
tic Executive of Alaska, Makes
His Annual Report.
Interesting Facts Relating To Our
Great Northwest. Are Set
Forth.

A. p. Swineford, Governor of Alaska, in
his annual report, says that the white
population is principally confined to the
southeastern section, embracing the So
called "Thirty- mile strip" of main land
geogra phically division, which includes
less than one-twentieth of the whole terri
tory. The population of the territory is
estimated as follows: Whites, 5000; creo-
les practically white), 1900; Aleuts
1890; natives partially educated and
civilizea), $500. Total civilized popula-
ton, $4,000; uncivilized eatives, 26,S00
Total population, SO, 400.
All the Creoles and Aleuts can read and
write either In the Russian or their own
language, while not few Of the natives
other than Aleuts are to all intent civil
zed. The Governor says that $4,000,
600 is a conservative estimate of the
taxable property in the territory, exclu-
sive of the Alaska Commercial Company's
establishments on the seal islands.
The increase, he says, will be rapid a;
soon as congress, by the necessary legis
lation, gives encouragement to the settle
ment of public lands. The report says
that very little has been accomplished Oh
indeed attempted in the way of agricul
tural development. This, Notwithstanding
there is a very considerable acreage OF
tillable land in Southeastern Alaska, with
soil that produces most luxurious
vegetation, the fact being that no one
comes into the territory with the belief
that either the soil or the climate i:
suited to agriculture or horticultural pur
suits, but the few experiments which
have been made leave no room for doub
that all the cereals, except corn, can bt
grown to perfection in many sections
Nothing has yet been done in the way OF
stock raising, although the Winters OF
Southeastern Alaska are much mildel
than those of Montana, Wyoming ane
Dakota and the seasons altogether quite
well adapted TO this industry.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10
Timothy. or Herds Grass.

This has, next to blue grass and white
clover, been proved best adapted to sur
vive the dry winds of the prairie region
Though used extensively for the purpose,
it is a poor pasture grass. Near the
southern limit Of its profitable growth
which can be approximately placed at
Cairo, ILL.,, it grows in tussocks. AS the
climate becomes colder and more favor
able to its growth, it shows tendency to
cover the ground in solid turf. 1t
makes an excellent hay for horses, and to
feed to them brings the highest price in
market. It is, however, not so well
adapted to cattle and swine. Many dairy
men say that if they want to dry off a
COW, they feed her on dry timothy hay.
Contrary to the effects of other grasses,
timothy is well known to be exhaustive of
fertility; it also has compacting dead
ening effect upon land. In many parts
Of the Red River Valley timothy makes
an excellent growth and turns off good
yield for year or two, when it seems to
get "hide bound" turns yellow, and
makes a very spindling, light growth.
This can be obviated by tearing up and
loosening the ground thoroughly with. a
spring tooth harrow, and heavily manur
ing at the same time. If intended for
hay, about eight quarts per acre should
be sown, which should be done by mix
ing the seed with the wheat in the grain
drill at seeding time in the spring. The
stubbles of the wheat, if very thick, af-
ter cutting, will hold the snow on it dur
ing winter and protect it from drying
winds. Timothy further south is often
sown in the fall, but it is probable that
the autumns are too dry in the prairie
region to make that plan success. It is
very good practice to SOW timothy with
blue grass and white clover, as it will
come on first and furnish pasture while
they are getting start. They weight Of
timothy seed is 45 pounds per bushel.
Timothy has been sown with a fair de-
gree of success directly upon the prairie
grass, but if the season should be hot
and dry, it does not always ''catch."
Spring seeding with wheat, on land
thoroughly subdued by cultivation, is best.
Sown with oats or barley it does not do
SO well, as it is liable to be smothered
out by the rank growth, or to grow SO
spindling that it withers away when ex-
posed to the hot sun after the grain crop
is taken off.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10
The Indians at Philadelphia.

There was one division of the great
constitutional parade in PhiladeI phia
says a Philadelphia letter writer, that
should have kept marching on, right on
across the state, clear to the Missouri
river, and still on Hntil every state in the
Union had seen and studied 1.-THE In
dlaEs. 4 band of braves mounted and in
their war paint, plumed and feathered
and fierce visaged, armed to the teeth,
savages f1om scalp-lock to moccasin,
Behind them, on foot, band of young
braves that will sweep these old warriors
and savages out of existence forever. In
the neat uniforms Of their schools, trim
and tidy as any boys in any grammar
school In the land, marching steadily as
soldiers, with the free, easy stride born
Of the pralries, each dark-skinned brave
armed with slate, marched these dusky
warriors from Carlisle and Hampton and
Lincoln institute. It was grand, it was
inspiring, it was sublime, IL was Chris
tlan! class Of boys and girls drove by,
singing with all their Indian hearts in
their Indian voices, "Hail Columbia,
Happy Land" Anything but sshappy
land" has Columbia, from the day of Col
umbus to the day OF the cowboys, been
for them and their fathers. They sang
as the prophets sing. After them came
the Indian boys at work at their trades.
mechanics, farmers, teachers; girls at
house-work, bright, neat, happy-Iooking
girls; cooking, sewing, knitting, reading
trained hos ital nurses in a hospital
ward; useful, happy girls as your own
daug hters.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10

that may become SO numerous, even
though the eye can not detect their pres
ence, that they faint the water to that
extent that the alchemy of the cow can
not destroy them, and so they find their
way into the milk, making it ropy and
bitter. Again, there are numerous weeds
that at certain stage of their growth or
development present tempting bite to
the cows, and in some way the acid of
their juices gets into the milk and in
iures it. The remedy is plain enough
give the COWS only pure, clean water to
drink, and fence them away from stag
nant pools and swampy parts of the pas
ture When bitter milk is the fault Of
the cows, it is generally attributed to
theirsbeing too long in milk, though
sometimes the reverse, that is, too fresh,
the colustrum still remaining in it.
Some cows may retain this much longer
than others, and be q cause of mischief,
without arousing the suspicious of their
owners. We never took much stock in
the "feverish condition" theory. When
COW is feverish she is sick and refuses
to give milk, while her breath is offensive
and any man is fool who would use the
milk from such a cow. When bitter milk
is the fault of the dairy maid it simply
means that, she is sioveny In her habits
and does not keep the cans clean. Water
that is red hot when applied-and this
means to the last as we'll as the first cans
| washed-will remove all grease, whether
soap is used or not. Keep the pot of
water on the stove and the fire going I'M
til the last article is clean, if you want to
do conscientious and thorough job. If
these remarks lead to the discovery of
the source of bitter milk in one single
dairy, then we have not lived ard writ in
vain.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10
Pet Stories.

Everybody, says writer in The San
Francisco Chronicle, has a pet story, and
it is generally the most stupid one in the
world when you hear it. People are most
~ polite about that. They laugh just to
save the teller of story from humiliation.
1t is not fair, because it simply encourag-
es the man 80 go and tell somebody else.
Of course, have no sense of humor my
self. 1 know that most people who tell
one stories go about and kick and say I
spoil the point of them when I put them
in this column. But somehow they keep
telling me them. I have made several
deadly enemies. They have told me stor-
les, and I haven't printed them. They
have been pet family jokes, too, and some
of them have had too much respect for
to expose fs2em in their old age to heart
less world. But I never met anybody who
had not a pet joke which he would tell
with the most profound enjoyment as Of
ten as he could get chance. I remem-
Der once at big mess in the far east a
new man came along and when he got
hold of q bottle OF beer he said senten-
tiously:
Beer fills many bottle and bottle fills
many bier"
They laughed and be used to get this
thlng OF before every stranger who came
to the table. It got tiresome. One even
ing there was a crowd at dinner, and just
as he was getting to fire it off the gentle
man At the head of the table rose up, with
glass OF beer in his hand, and said sol
emily:
Gentlemen, beer fills many bottle"
The gentleman at the foot of the table
rose after him and said, equally solemnly:
Sand the bottle fills many a bier"
This ceremony they kept up for while
every night to break the joker. Then
force of habit stepped in, and for years
that ceremony was gone through at the
mess-table every night, until it became
kind Of religious one, handed down from
each head Of the mess to his successor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-11-10

permanently, and she has had no return of
it, Another case is that of Mr.. r. B. Kyle,
Tower Hill, Appomattox county, Va, who
writes November, 1886 Was afflicted for
several years with rheumatism and grew
worse all the time. Eminent ~ sicians
gave no relief; had spasms, and - ut eX-
Jacobs Oil. The first application relieved,
the second removed the pain, continued use
cured me; no relapse in five years, and do as
much work as ever" These are proofs of the
perfection of the remedy, and, taken in con-
nection with the miracles performed in other
cases it has no equal.